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Zack Collins will also make the jump to Double-A. Acquired in last month's Jose Quintana trade with the Cubs, the 20-year-old Jimenez has batted .302/.375/.570 with 16 homers over 71 games this season in High-A. He's regarded as one of the top prospects in the game and should be an important piece in Chicago's rebuilding effort. Aug 15 - 11:42 AM

White Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez went 5-for-6 with a homer on Sunday for High-A Winston Salem.

The homer is the second since the trade, and he's now hitting .452 with an .816 slugging percentage with Winston Salem. He's just too good a hitter to be at the lower levels right now. The White Sox should give him a chance to face Double-A pitching before the end of the year. He'll be hitting in Chicago before the end of 2018, and hitting well. Jul 24 - 1:04 PM

It's only three games, but Jimenez is hitting .400/.571/.500 since coming over from the Cubs in the Jose Quintana trade. This was a tremendous get for the White Sox organization. The one thing missing in their farm system was a potential middle of the order bat. Bingo. Jimenez has a real chance to be the White Sox right fielder by this point in 2018. Jul 17 - 1:41 PM

Jimenez ranked fifth overall on Baseball America's midseason top 100 and is the clear centerpiece of this trade for the White Sox, though Cease is also considered a top-100 prospect. Jimenez, 20, was batting .271/.351/.490 with eight home runs and 32 RBI through 42 games this season at High-A Myrtle Beach. He should finish the 2017 campaign with the Double-A affiliate of the White Sox and could be ready for the majors by early 2018. Jul 13 - 11:59 AM

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White Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez went 5-for-6 with a homer on Sunday for High-A Winston Salem.

The homer is the second since the trade, and he's now hitting .452 with an .816 slugging percentage with Winston Salem. He's just too good a hitter to be at the lower levels right now. The White Sox should give him a chance to face Double-A pitching before the end of the year. He'll be hitting in Chicago before the end of 2018, and hitting well.

It's only three games, but Jimenez is hitting .400/.571/.500 since coming over from the Cubs in the Jose Quintana trade. This was a tremendous get for the White Sox organization. The one thing missing in their farm system was a potential middle of the order bat. Bingo. Jimenez has a real chance to be the White Sox right fielder by this point in 2018.

Jimenez ranked fifth overall on Baseball America's midseason top 100 and is the clear centerpiece of this trade for the White Sox, though Cease is also considered a top-100 prospect. Jimenez, 20, was batting .271/.351/.490 with eight home runs and 32 RBI through 42 games this season at High-A Myrtle Beach. He should finish the 2017 campaign with the Double-A affiliate of the White Sox and could be ready for the majors by early 2018.

It's the sixth homer of the season for Jimenez, which is a solid number considering he's played in only 22 games. Since returning from a shoulder bruise, he's hit .293/.398/.560, so it sure doesn't appear there were any long-term ramifications from the injury. Jimenez can really hit, and the Cubs will have to find somewhere for him to play by the summer of 2018.

Jimenez missed the first five weeks of the Carolina League season due to a bone bruise in his right shoulder, but the ultra-talented 20-year-old really hasn't skipped a beat from an overall development perspective. Along with the shiny .908 OPS, he boasts four home runs and 16 RBI through his first 19 games of High-A action. Jimenez could make it to Double-A by the end of the summer and might be a factor in the Cubs' plans for 2018.

Eloy Jimenez (shoulder) has resumed playing the outfield in extended spring training games.

One of the Cubs' top prospects, Jimenez is working his way back from a bone bruise in his right shoulder. The Cubs will continue to take every precaution with the 20-year-old but he should soon be assigned to a minor league affiliate.

Jimenez was shut down in the middle of spring training after suffering a bone bruise in his right shoulder, but he's almost fully healed now. Cubs GM Jed Hoyer said Tuesday that the team hasn't decided where Jimenez will be sent to officially open the 2017 season. The ultra-talented 20-year-old batted .329/.369/.532 with 14 home runs, 81 RBI, eight stolen bases, and 65 runs scored in 112 games last season at Low-A South Bend.

Eloy Jimenez will be shut down for three weeks with a bone bruise in his right shoulder.

Jimenez was sent for X-rays and a CT scan this weekend after injuring his shoulder last week while making a throw in a Cactus League game. The good news is there is no structural damage. The 20-year-old top outfield prospect will probably be sent to High-A ball when he's given a clean bill of health.

He went for X-rays and a CT scan and should have his results back on Sunday. Jimenez hasn't played since making an awkward throw Tuesday against the Brewers. The highly-touted prospect has held his own in the Cactus League, hitting .321 with two homers and four RBI over 28 at-bats. The 20-year-old Dominican Republic native spent all of last season at Low-A South Bend.

Cubs reassigned OF Eloy Jimenez, OF Mark Zagunis and INF Chesny Young to minor league camp.

The 20-year-old Jimenez impressed in hitting .321 with two homers in 28 at-bats this spring. He's at least a couple of years away -- he's expected to open this season in high-A ball -- but he has the most upside of anyone in the Cubs system.

Cubs prospect outfielder Eloy Jimenez broke up the Reds’ no-hit bid on Friday with solo homer off Jumbo Diaz in the eighth inning.

File this name away if you haven’t heard of him already. Checking in at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, Jimenez is quickly emerging as one of the top power-hitting prospects in the game. The 20-year-old batted .329 with 14 homers and a .901 OPS over 112 games with Class A South Bend last season. You know, because the Cubs could really use another big bat.

Cubs OF prospect Eloy Jimenez said that he hopes to make the Opening Day roster.

"I think [it’s possible]. All I’ve got to do is play good and prove to them that I’m ready to play, and see what happens," Jimenez said through a Spanish language interpreter. It might be a fun thought, but don't count it as a realistic one. The 20-year-old spent the 2016 season at Low-A South Bend, where he hit .329/.369/.532 with 14 homers and 81 RBI over 432 at-bats. Fine numbers, to be sure, but an outright jump to the Cubbies at this point in his development would be a major surprise.

Cubs OF prospect Eloy Jimenez provided three hits in Tuesday's win for Low-A South Bend.

The three-hit explosion extended his hitting streak to nine games. He's hit an absurd .588 during that span while lifting his season average from .322 to .347. Jimenez has taken the Midwest League by storm this season. He leads the league in doubles (35), slugging percentage (.550) and OPS (.934) and is also second in batting average. The Cubs had to part with several top prospects at the trade deadline but were able to hold onto Jimenez. The 19-year-old has an extremely bright future ahead of him.

Cubs OF prospect Eloy Jimenez reached base six times in Monday's doubleheader for Low-A South Bend.

Jimenez went 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBI as the Cubs defeated Peoria for the doubleheader sweep. The 19-year-old has been a dominant force this season, leading the Midwest League in RBI (64), slugging percentage (.522) and OPS (.892). He's also second in doubles (30), second in hits (112), second in batting average (.330), second in total bases (177) and fifth in home runs (11). Jimenez was offered up as part of the Aroldis Chapman trade but the Yankees wanted Gleyber Torres instead.

Charlis Tilson has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right ankle.

Tilson, who had finally recovered from the stress reaction in his right foot, had been expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment in early July, but complained of pain in his ankle while rehabbing in Arizona. He'll now be shut down completely for four weeks before he's re-evaluated. It's starting to look like it'll be a lost season for the speedy outfielder.

Avisail Garcia (wrist) was scratched from the White Sox's lineup Thursday against the Rangers.

Alen Hanson will slot in at right field and bat eighth versus Rangers hurler Tyson Ross. Garcia has had a hard time staying healthy in the second half, missing time with a thumb injury last month and now battling left wrist soreness. Consider him day-to-day.

Garcia suffered the fracture (and a concussion) in a nasty collision with teammate Yoan Moncada on Monday night. He will undergo surgery to insert a plate into the jaw and is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks.

Reynaldo Lopez left Thursday's start against the Rangers with tightness in his right side.

He'll be reevaluated on Friday. Lopez had a rough night, allowing five hits, six runs (five earned) and four walks with six strikeouts before exiting with one out in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old has pitched to a mediocre 6.10 ERA in two starts since getting called up from Triple-A Charlotte earlier this month.

Chris Beck left Thursday's game against the Rangers with a bruised right shoulder.

It's been a rough night for White Sox pitchers with Reynaldo Lopez (side) and now Beck both going down with injuries. Beck, who came on in relief of Lopez in the fifth, took an Adrian Beltre line drive off his shoulder and allowed a two-run homer to Nomar Mazara before exiting. Those were the only two batters he faced. Beck sports an ugly 5.87 ERA over 46 relief innings this year. He's day-to-day.

Nate Jones underwent season-ending surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday.

It was a nerve repositioning procedure, not Tommy John surgery or any other sort of ligament repair, which will hopefully translate to Jones being ready for the start of spring training next February. The 31-year-old right-hander logged just 11 relief appearances for the White Sox in 2017, to the tune of a 2.31 ERA. He's due $3.95 million from Chicago in 2018.